villageoneart gallery

VillageOneArt

Founded in 2018, VillageOneArt is a women-led contemporary art gallery located in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City. The gallery showcases work by both local and international artists from diverse backgrounds, with a curatorial focus on exploring the boundless possibilities of human imagination through expansive and innovative media.

VillageOneArt serves as a bridge between art and the public sphere, with a spirit that reflects the evolving pulse of our time. Each exhibition is conceived as a cultural and temporal dialogue—inviting reflection, questioning, and new perspectives.


 

About Vivienne yang

Founder & Director

Vivienne Yang is the founder and director of VillageOneArt. With a background in journalism and business, she brings a multidisciplinary approach to curating and gallery management, grounded in cross-cultural perspectives and long-term collaboration with artists.

A former news anchor at Phoenix TV, Vivienne spent years reporting on global affairs before turning her focus to visual culture—a shift driven by the belief that art speaks to every dimension of human experience.

Since establishing VillageOneArt in 2018, Vivienne has focused on presenting exhibitions that explore identity, memory, and transformation through both emerging and established voices. She is currently pursuing graduate studies at New York University, where her research centers on modern and contemporary art, critical theory, and the evolving meanings of artworks across time and context. 

Vivienne Yang
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Vivienne Yang

About Christy Qin

Partner & Art Director

Christy Qin, based in New York, is the partner & art director of VillageOneArt. Since 2008, she has been an art consultant for contemporary Chinese artists and international collectors, curating exhibitions worldwide. Since 2014, she has been dedicated to the transformative impact of artists on marginalized communities, organizing charitable exhibitions, including support for the Guangzhou Children with Down Syndrome Art Education Fund. 
Vivienne Yang
Christy Qin Co-Founder VillageOneArt
Vivienne Yang